- Of a Million Before Contract Given --Astounding Revela- tions of Profiteering in Connection With Fuse Orders To Mushroan Companies, Given Through Alison. Maret 20.--What was tayo ~ the closing day of Laurier resolution Ng an investigation into the Operations of Gen. Sir Sam Hughes' baby," the Shell Committee, pro- vided the greatest semsation so far sprung, and the most damning evi- dence of profiteering, high finance, Secret commission, intrigue and other phases of "get-rich-quick Wal- lingford" methods yet disclosed." In the face of the arguments for an in- vestigation advanced yesterday and "in the face of the documentary evi- dence submitted by George W. Kyte of Richmond last night, even the Government forces are wavering in hoe By determination to sit tight on The trail of munitions profiteer- ing as disclosed by Mr. Kyte and as backed up by circumstantial detail of partnership agreements as to divis- ion of profits led 'straight to Hon. Col. J. Wesley Allison, the man whom Genera] Sam Hughes declar- ed was "the soul of ¢ honor," his 'guide, counsellor and advisor," who "refused to take any commission or recompense for his services so far," apd who "has saved Canada upwards of $50,000,000," Mr, Kyte showed that Col. Allison, in combination with a well-known | ery of the completed shells so gorely neéded at the front. Mr. Kyte's arraignment was full of sensations from start to finish of his four hours' speech. And when he wound up with his specific quota- tien ae to the division of profits am- ong Allison, Yoakum and Lignanti the House almost gasped ~ when it realized the extent of. the profiteer- ing, and learned that an Italian flute and piceolo player from the Rits- Carlton Hotel had got away.with a profit of more than $50,000 at the expense of the British and Canadian taxpayers, When Stand Upon Our Own Feet? "I never yet attended a funeral at whieh the pall-bearers did not speak well of the corpse," exclaimed the chief Liberal whip amid applause and laughter. Concerning Premier Bor- den's defence, "endeavoring to side- track responsibility on the British PGovernment,"" Mr. Pardee comment- ed: "When in the name of heaven, under this Government, is Canada going to stand upon its own feet?" To be manly and true to ourselves was the best way in which to do our Imperial part. Mr. Pardee dealt with the case of Col. J. Wesley Allison without gloves. This man appeared to be another of the Government's babies which it de- United States contractor of high fin- ance methods named Benjamin! Yoakum, had arranged for profits on | fuse-ovders secured from the Shell | Committee and for other war orders | amounting to at jeast $1,600,000. | A Blood-stained Graft. The fuse contracts, P aggregating some $22 000,000, were let last June to two mushroom companies in the United States, organized just before the contracts were let, with a sub- scribed capital of only $4,000, and | withiout plant, machinery or build-! ing. The contract price for the fus- os was $4.60 and $4 each, withough these same fuses are to-day being made in Canada for $3.50 each, with a prospect of a further big cut in price. To these twe mushreom com panieg audyatces were inade by the Shell Co : ore than od had n poi the men at the front were dying for the lack of shells. It was A blood-stained graft. And the con- "tracts entered into were ratified "on behalf of his Britannic Majesty" by Major-General Sir Sam Hughes, Min- ister of Militia and Defence for Can: ada. Part of the story came out ap- parently through the falling out ox one of Allison's earlier partners, to ~wit, a man named Eugene Lignanti, | formerly leader of the orchestra at | the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal. | For some unexplained reason he had | been taken into the combination, but | later became dissatisfied with the | division of the commissions to the widdlemen, | It was shown further from these partnership agreements that Col. Al-| lison and his partners were involved in the supplying of an immense quantity of all kinds of munitions to the Shell Committe®. And instead of doing all this from pure patriot- ism, there was a very specific agree- ment for a good large commission | in every case. Government Forces In Panic. The charges were so serious and | so circumstantial, following as they | did the long array Of serious and | unrefuted charges made by Mr. Car- | vell and Hon. Dr. Pugsley, that the |; ment forces were obviously | thrown into panic, The faces of the Premier and his colleagues were | serious and the talk in the corridors | among some of 'the Conservative members was frankly that the Gov- ernment dare not longer refuse an + investigation. Even without the pdded charges at? Mr Kyte last night, the case made or Portes Pardee in the alter- oon v an ablé and vigorous speech wai In In ltastf su to have com- gard interest of Sie Wilfrid's Charge And in » bo that there re- mained sti of Sir Wilfrid all the worst feat- of the le cae was not the ---- of millions of public money to and middlemen, but the ir. Joss @f time in the deliv- - , THE WBIG 3_ConTENYS. RAE Scandal Exposed: Spy Ie oe Train Wreck- 5 2 1 nerease Revenues Lights in Rinks; -- of jm. Mil Discussed; Moran hit; Realm of ime Tales : Lat Foru x 2 s; | should | task a sired to leave on some one else's doorstep. This man was the acered- ited agent of the Government, hand- ling millions of British and Cana- dian money. He was lurking. in |New York feigning illness, but not too { ill to meet Sir Sam Hughes when the i latter recently passed through the ! American metropalis. Why did the Government not take steps to bring him back to face the Public Accounts Committee? "They are keeping him away," put in Mr. Carvell, Mr.Pardee dealt with the fuse con- tracts placed in the United States, and read the editorial from the Globe dealing with that operation,'and the ability of Canadian industry, a shown by the Russell Company, id cope with such manufacture. Thre milion dollars had been sent to the United States to erect American in- dustry on American sofl. An order for-three million fuses had been given, but practically none had been delivered. It" was nearly midnight when Sir Thomas White took the floor to re- ply to Mr. Kyte. He was unable, of course, to answer the specific charges made in regard to the fuse contracts, and contented himself for the most part with repeating the ar- guments already advanced from the Government side as' to why there be no investigation. He still maintained that there were no specific charges directily implicating the Government or any member or | official of it. Adjournment Unexpectedly Moved, A dramatic situation in the corri- dors preceded the unexpected ad- | Journment. Several Conservative members were threatened insurgents. They demanded an adjournment anc a caucus before the Government fur- ther adhered to its expressed deter- mination to prévent an investigation --and several were very emphatic concerning this. Wihile Sir Thomas White was still speaking, certain of the Conservative members put on | their overcoats and departed for { home, despite the fact that a divis- ion had "been stipulated by the Gov- | ernment. Two Ministers were called out of the chamber and informed that their supporters demanded an adjournment and a caucus, At 12.30 Sir Thomas White moved for an adjournment, a denouement which he himself had evidently not previously expected. Sir Wilfrid Consents. 2 Sir Wilfrid Laurier stated that at the Government's demand a divis- ion had been agreed upon before the House adjourned. He understood, however, the situation which must confront the Government, and had no desire to insist upon the carrying out of the agreement. "The Minister had two excellent reasons for asking an adjournment at this stage," commented Sir Wil- frid. "He is no doubt tired, and he_has a pretty heavy and severe of\gim Sir as White protested that he wag not tired. " 'Stunned,' perhaps, would be the better word," suggested Sir Wilfrid. Premier Borden then moved the adjournment of the House. Sir Wilfrid asked if the Govern- mens proposed to proceed with the debate to-morrow. "Ne," was the Premier's reply, amid ironical Liber- al "hear, hears." The Premier stated that he would inform Sir Wil- frid as to when the' Goverhment would be in-a position to conclude the debate. om an ile the rom Was a to give the Govern Se ee fomos time to consider the io sok ide among many of their followers it would now be politically more dan- gerous to refuse an ipgestigation than to grant one. Specia; Ww, sais March 2 0 Lan. ton' steamer veland been sunk." All'aboard saved. The Russian steamer Ottoman has ). been sunk. T0 PREVENT THE ENEMY from Accumulating _Forces Against One Ally, ARE TO BE MADE- AGAINST THE GERMANS. The Allies Hold a Momentous Confer- ence in Paris -- Commanders-in- Chief to Apply "Btheme Decided Upon. Paris, March 29.-=The notable con- ference of the military and civil chiefs of the Governments of the Entente Allies, at which momentous questions regarding the war were taken up for consideration and decision, ended yesterday. At the conference it was agreed be- tween the three commanders-in-chief thal Germany should no longer be al- lowed.to accumulate her forces sepa- rately against any one of the Allies; but must be met by crushing simul- taneity of action by all the Allies. This - principle being laid down, it only fémains for the commanders-in- chief to find its practical application. It is pointed out also that the Ger- man and Bulgarian demonstration in the Balkans fully justified the idea advocated by Premier Briand of the nécessity of sending an allied expe- dition to Salonika. The conférence adopted the follow- ing resolutions just prior to adjourn- ment: Resolution Adopted. "The representatives of the Allied Governments, in conference at Paris, March 27th and 28th, 1916, affirm the complete community of views and solidarity of the Allies. They con- firm all the measures taken to real ize unity of action on unity of front. "They understand by that, at the same' time, unity of military action assured by the Entente concluded be- tween the General Staffs, unity of economie action, the organization of which the present conference has regulated by their unshaken will to continue the struggle to victory for the common cause, "The Allied Governments decided to put into practice in the economic domain their solidarity of views and interests. They charge the economic conference, which is to be held short- ly at Paris, to propose for them ap- propriate measures for the realization of this solidariay. 'With a view to strengthen, co-or- dinate and unify the diplomatic ac- tion to be 'exercised to prevent the re- victualling of the enemy, the confer- ence has decitled to establish at Paris a permanent committee, in which all the Allies will be represented. "The 'onference has decided: First, to continue the organization, already begun at London, of an in- ternational Central Bureau of Freights; second, to proceed in com- mon and with the brifest delay, to geek practical means to apportion equitably between the Allied nations the cltifges for maritime transporta- tion and check the rise in freight rates." . ONTARIO 1S EAGER "\ TO GIVE MORE AID, a ------ # The Legislature: To Enquire Into Helping To Recruit Men. Sr Toronto, March'29.--The Ontario Legiglature yesterday appointed a committee of fourteen members to consider the organization of the agri- cultural and industrial resources of the Province, and to inquire into and report as to what further assistance Ontanlo ean render in the work of recruiting men for the Canadian ex- peditionary- forces. This action was the outcome of a resolution introduced by N. W. Row- ell, leader of the Opposition, and a bill sponsored by Dr. frey, member for West Yor Austrian Aviators Apack "Venice. (Spécial to the Whig.) Views oe 20 ak ian wyle ators bave attacked Venice for the Seventh: | since SIMULTANEOUS BLOWS] Left to right, the main feature of this plan are: Commons Chapher, room, enfrance hall, and elaborate entrance through to library (and building at t rear), mittee room, court, and at the extreme right the.Senate Chamber. court, reading. , com- " (oANADIAN MONEY; EXCHANGE IS HIGH. Watertown Banks and Mer- chants Affected -- Costs I Nearly Two Per Cent. Watertown, N.Y., March 29.--Lo- cal banks and merchants are being seriously affected by the advance in the exchange rates on Canadian mo- ney. It was said to-day that the large gmount of this money handled here ig costing the banks a consider- able sum, and many of the merchants during the last few days have protest- ed against accepting the money, par- ticularly bank notes. At the presént time it costs the local banks nearly two per cent. as a result of the exchange rate and the express charges upon shipments of the money. One merchant stated he believes the money should not be accepted here any more than it is in the cen- tral and southern part of the state, though this city is near the berder, He says steps should be taken to stop the general circulation of bills. In the past the money has been circulated as readily in this city as United States currency. HAS A HUGE ARMY OF YOUNG MEN. Russia Has An "An Inexhaustible Supply of Trained Troops. New York, March 29.--A trained army of Russias, compose mos young men, is ready at grad to go into action at a moment's notice. This information was brought here by George Fry, a civil engineer, who reached New York yesterday. Fry has just returned from Russia. "I was amazed at the sight of the enormous armies of young men, the very existence of which apparently is known to but few persons outside of the highest officials," said Fry. "They are being held in reserve. For what purpose it was, of course, im- possible for me to learn. "Russia is inexhaustible in men, and at present she is in excellent con- dition as far as arms and ammunition are concerned. The only respect in which there appears to be any disad- vantage is facilities for transporta- tion." War Tid The main Russian hia is now, within t Trebizond, the chief kish port of the Black Sea. The Russian fleet, including a number of submarines, continues to actively co-operate with the land forces. London figures on the damage done shipping since Germany's new subma- rine campaign was begun show that in less than a fortnight, beginning March 1st, vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 70,000 have been sunk, one-third of this tonnage belonging to neutrals. rmy in Arme- nty mies of Lad SENDING SULTAN SWORD. Prince Eitel to Carry Gift to Con- stantinople. London, March 29.---A despatch to the. Exchange Telegraph Company from Amsterdam says Emperor Wil- liam is sending Prince Eitel Freder- ick to Constantinople to present a sword of honor to the Sultan in com- memoration of the bravery of "the Turkish army. "The prince is expected to arrive at the end of this week," the despatch adds. "Two hundred special police have left Berlin to take precaution- ary measures fr the safety of the prince, who also will visit the Turkish front in Asia Minor." KILLED OR INJURED. Amd Two German Aeroplanes Were Destroyed. (Special to the Whig.) aris, March 29. --Twenty persons were killed, Between thirty and forty were wounded, and two German aero- planes were destroyed in an aerial raid over Salonika on Monday, ac. cording to official statement, Call For Lifting the Lid. Torvito, March. 28. The World's correspondent wires: Although the House adjourned shortly after midnight, members of parliament lingered about the new parliament buildings discussing the political situation. The general im- Pent will have to recede from 'its po- sition in respect to thé investigation |. of the shell committee announced some days ago by ih by the SRrime. minister. - a now in fait neo en be checked | way. pression seems to be that the govern-| by the Sir Sam SECRET AGENT CONFESSES Regarding Plot For Canadian ; Revolution. HOPED TO PREVENT THE CANADIAN FORCES LEAV- ING FOR ENGLAND ~ By Dy namiting Bridge s--Arms Were | To be Sent Across Frontier--Plot | Miscarried--Agent Reaches New York. - "(Speeia the Whig) «= New ork, arch 29.--Capt: Horst. Von Der Goitz-- secret agent of the German Government who has confessed that he acted as the go-be- tween of Capt. Von Papen and the men who were engaged to dyn#mite the Canadian railroad bridges, and who afterwands escaped to Europe, arrifed here yesterday fram Liver- pool in charge of detectives from' Scotland Yard. Just before the European war started he became implicated with Von Papen at Washington where, ac- | | | 1-ta ing Canada was arranged, It was decided to start a reyoly- tion in Canada under 4 cry of annex- ation to the United States. Arms were to be sent across the frontier, and by dynamiting bridges, it was thought that the Canadian expedi- tionary troops would be prevented from leaving for England. The Canadian plot miscarried through the delay of one of the agents, said to be a lawyer in Buf- falo, Who waited until it was too late. The nucleus of the revolution was started successfully, but as there was no further move in the matter by the German agent, it fell through and the Canadian troops sailed for England. CHURCH PACIFIST'S PROTEST. "Whittling Down the Gospel For Mi. litary Necessity." Bradford, Kng., March 29.--The closing session of the Free Church congress was devoted to. considera- | tion of the spiritual basis and ideal of a Free Church. Two brilliant pes pers were read, one by Dr. Rendel Harris, who declared they were al- ways hungering after uniformity so as to secure themselves agaist up- heaval; but the history of the church had been the history of revolt and reconciliation. The second paper was by Dr. W. E. Orchard, a briliant {and scholarly young London preach- er. He called his hearers to evan- gelical poverty, insisting that our churches must have freedom from. the dominatiol of money. Thousands of people, he. contended, were lea- ing the churches to-day, not because they are tired of, or disgusted with, Christianity, but because they ha.e never got so much as a glimpse of what Christianity is. . Dr. Orchard is a leading pacifist, and he was loudly cheered when he protested against whittling down the Gospel to meet military necessity. © vaid he would like to lock up cardinals, birh- ops and Free Church leaders 'n a' room until they had found a way out of this war. They would find a | ANE PIRATE APPEARS, Biggest and Speediest Yet Held 30 Victims Four Days. Copenhagen, via London, March 29:--A German submarine, says the Christiania correspondent of the Po- litiken, bigger and speedier than any! submarine previously seen, and car rying a crew of eighty, has Appeared off Utsire, on the south-west coast of Norway. The captain sent a wire less message that he had torpedoed the Norwegian barque Lindfield, on March 17th, and had taken the crew of thirty on the submarine: w 8 he kept them for four days and transferred them to the Norwegian barque Silas. The sinking of the Lindfield was from London March This report gave the info 7th for Oregon, on Nov. ports. ' Britis) [Ty afterwards have lokt battles cording to information the Gevern-| ment has, {ie series of plots comeern-{ - RAMMED AND SUNK. in North Sea Engagement-- British Lost Destroyer in a Collision. . (Special to the Whig.) London, March 29,.--The cruiser Cleopatra rammed. and sank a Ger- man destroyer Saturday night in the engagement between the RBritish cruiser squadron and German de- stroyers' engagement in the North Sea. 'The destroyer's crew were lost. All British ships in recent opera- tions in North Sea have returned ex- cept the destroyer Medusa lost in a collisfon. Twenty prisoners were taken from German trawlers sunk. Confirmed By Sqmitalty. (Special to the Whig. fron. March 29 9 --The Admir- alty now confirms the reported battle on the North Sea on Saturdgy in which three German and one BYitish vessels were destroyed. = ISSUE ULTIMATUM. Trainmen in Upited States Demand Changes in Conditions. New York, Mareh 29.--The new demands of some 360,000 engine drivers, firemen, conductors and trainmen, it was learned to-day, will be submitted to the railroads of the { country on next Thursday. The rail- roads are to be informed that a reply n writing will he expected by April 29th. The railroad employees agk for an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime. The railroads already have said informally that th mands would not be granted, PETAIN "THE TERROR" THE FRENCH GENERAL HOLDS VERDUN. WHO Simple and Democratic, He 1s Belov- | ed By His Soldiers, Whose Inter- ests He Carefully Guards. Paris, March 28.--During the war the French have become enthusiastic | ovér a number of suddenly discover- | ed men of military genic: whe short- and fallen into disfavor. Even General Joffre himself did not altogether escape for a time, The best example, however, was General Foch, who stood at the head of the commanders who won the battle of the Marne; but we hear very little now of Foch. The latest "discovery" is General Philippe Petain, co, anding the armies around Verd - etain, C in the fa- Chasseurs-a-Pied. By 1890 » was captain, and, after two years in the Ecole Superieure de Guerre, he was 'given staff manding as profes- sor of infantry tactics. Shortly after the outbreak of the war Petain was made a general of division, and in June of last year was given com- mand of the Thirty-third Corps, his career thus being regfilar and gradval. His first marked suc- cess in the war was, his manage- ment of the first line assault in the Champagne offensive, and it was be- lieved that he would command the French offensive in the Somme, which the German blow at Verdun |e postponed, " Youthful And Athletic. Petain is now 60 years of age, but is wonderfully youthful and athletic, In fact, he may he called almost a- crank about the physical fitness of hig staff officers, objecting to any- who cannot run, ride a bicycle, and drive an automobile, He is; popularly Fnown as "Petain, the Terror," by reason of his strenvnus enengy, which he keeps at such igh pressure by running, heavy traiuing, and general gymnastic work. Like - General Joffre, he is very democratic and simple in his mode of lifz, his headquarters being a hovel guarded by civil detectives and not by soldiers. With his soldieps, therefore, he is naturally very popular, especially as he thoroughly looks after their food aud clothing. Indeed, the story goes that he suc- ceeded in getting a good, hot, square meal served to the Moipcoan troops a few thinutes before they made their the tremendous charge against Douaumont fort, soon after the Brandenburgers had taken it. Dur- ing the recent fighting Petain has ordered that all the men should shave, tacks. Perhaps thé obligatory mous- tache of the French soldier may thus disappear. General Petain was made Cheva- lier of the Legion of Honor in 1901, and is now commander. But, after all, his reputation will stand or fall © de- Army. so that their masks would protect them better against gas at- FAST THN HITS WRECK Sixteen Dead Aud Two Scare rd COLLIDED usa A FOG WEST oF ELAND The Twentieth Century Limited =» Few Minutes Later Ploughed Through the Wrecked Trains, "(Special to, the Whig.) Cleveland, Ohio, March 29. The Twentieth Century Limited, the fast- est train in the United States, west- bound, and two other Lake Shore trains, eastbound, collided early to- day at Amherst, Ohio, thirty-seven miles west of Cleveland. Unofficial reports said that sixteen bodies had been takes ~ from the wreckage and that the injured num- 'bered two score. © The wreck ocour- red in a thick fog. The rear section of train No. 86, eastbound, ran in- to the first 'section. A few minutes later the Twentieth Century Limit- ed, going west, ploughed through the two wrecked trains. Three cars were totally dethollsh- ed and all cars thrown from the track. One engine which stayed on the track, managed to clear with one car bearing dead and injured, who were taken to Elyera, five miles away. The Twentieth Century was de- ratledYbut nobody on it was injured. Toronto People Among Victims. (Special to the PL Cleveland, March the ast statement issued by a New York Central reported twenty-one dead and thirty injured was the total num- ber of victims of the Twantieth Cen- tury Limited wreck near Amherst. D, Fuichman and Miss Dora Rose- burg of Toronic;-are LGRPE. the vie- tims. Prize Money to British Seamen. London, March 29.--8ir Samuel Evans, president of the Prize Court, to-day awarded the officers and crew of the British auxiliary cruiser Car- mania, £2,115 as prize hounty for the sinking of the German auxiliary cruiser Cap Trafalgar, i wha | the tered Saints a persons When he SABE: dist application over hegtd in the Prize Court for prize aunty. : * TRUE BILLS 8 RETURNED, + + Tgpecial to > the Whig.) # Winnipeg, March 29.--True % + bills were returned by the jury # # in connection with graft in the + + construction of the Manitoba % % Parliament buildings. +> * > -* + * : > EPP E ebb R PRP PIPPI RIIOY The Catholic School Conimission of Montreal has decided to divert $5,000 from the children's prize mo- ney fund to aid the bilingual cause in Ontario. ; Queen Mary is to entertain eighty Domjnion nurses at a matinee in aid of the Canadian Maple Leaf Club on Friday. DAILY: MEMORANDUM See top page 4, right hand corner, for probabilities. (Remeutber the "Father and Son Ban. 6, quet" at the Y.M.C.A., Thursday, p.m. Speaker, Dr. Carroll, Brockville. MARTIN--At 47 Pembroke sfreet, on Wednesday, March 29th, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. G, Kent Martin, a son. DIED. - PLYNN---In Kingston, on Tuesday, March 28th, 1916, Katle Burke, wife of William Flynn, in her 36th year. Funeral Friday morning at 10 o'clock to St, Mary's Cathedral, where a solemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose of her sou Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. FITZGERALD--In Jingston, on March 28th, 1916, Funeral from his _ Olergy streeet » ing at 9 o'clock to St. theidlral, 'where a' solemn requiem will be sung for the repose of his soul. Friends and acquaintances kindly fn- vited to attend. WIL. Fema 3,278 GY 3 by the success of his resistance at Verdun, for soldiers are judged only by results. " United States on Tuesday officially asked Germany for details regarding the sinking of the Channel steamer Sussex and the Horse ¢arrier English- man. 2 * 8 - el WAR BULLETINS. eat The Germang have launched % new assault at Verdun, in a effort to destroy the un- mquerable oy. Desperate encounters Sous inue on the Russian front wi erce hand-to-hand ety Germans were unable to lost positions. gi: r Bo i 5 ® Ee uit fehl i * i